THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA REGION FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH… WITH WALKER, CHATTOOGA AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES LEADING THE WAY.
   

WALKER COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYMENT FELL FROM 9.4 TO 8.8 PERCENT OVER THE MONTH… THAT’S 186 FEWER WORKERS ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT ROLE HERE.
   

WHITFIELD COUNTY HAD THE BIGGEST PERCENTAGE IMPROVEMENT… FALLING TO 11.3 PERCENT IN MARCH… DOWN BY 9/10ths OF A PERCENT.
   

CHATTOOGA COUNTY’S RATE FELL FROM 11.8 TO 11.2 PERCENT OVER THE MONTH.
   

TWO AREA COUNTIES HAD SLIGHTLY HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT THOUGH… CATOOSA COUNTY WAS UP FROM 7.2 TO 7.5 PERCENT… AND DADE COUNTY WAS UP FROM 7.4 TO 7.7 PERCENT OVER THE MONTH.